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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region North Carolina (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
201
606
1020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
200
604
1019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
101
286
396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
44
108
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Carolina
44 Families width 141 Species and 1 Subspecies
#HCOAPLBUIMGST
Haustoriidae Stebbing, 190610SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 185712SpeciesTaxom
Pontoporeiidae Dana, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelidae Bate, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Phrosinidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18144SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973Gammarid amphipods13SpeciesTaxom
Bateidae Stebbing, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19459SpeciesTaxom
Biancolinidae Barnard, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Urothoidae Bousfield, 19780SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Colomastigidae Stebbing, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815Whale lice2SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids10SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18917SpeciesTaxom
Platyischnopidae Barnard & Dr..., 19791SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Amphilochidae Boeck, 18710SpeciesTaxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Oxycephalidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Lestrigonidae Zeidler, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropidae Thomas & Bar..., 19870SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 20083SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae Lilljeborg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Paraphronimidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Phliantidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Phronimidae Rafinesque, 18155SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Synopiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Salentinellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Pleustidae Bucholz, 18740SpeciesTaxom
Parascelidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Uristidae Hurley, 19631SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Carolina
108 Genera with 141 Species
#ABCDEGHIJLMNOPRSTU
Acanthohaustorius Bousfield, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Aeginina Norman, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Americhelidium Bousfield an..., 19731SpeciesTaxom
Ameroculodes Bousfield an..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ampelisca Krøyer, 19678SpeciesTaxom
Amphiporeia Shoemaker, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Amphithyrus Claus, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Anamixis Stebbing, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Anchylomera Milne-Edwards, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Apocorophium Bousfield & ..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Bactrurus Hay, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Batea Müller, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Bathyporeia Lindström, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Bemlos Shoemaker, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Biancolina Della Valle, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Byblis Boeck, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18144SpeciesTaxom
Carangolia J. L. Barnard, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerapus Say, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Colomastix Grube, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Corophium Latreille, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyx Bate, 19109SpeciesTaxom
Crassicorophium Bousfield & ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Cyamus Latreille, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Desdimelita Jarrett and ..., 19621SpeciesTaxom
Deutella Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Eobrolgus J. L. Barnard, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eudevenopus Thomas & Bar..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1939Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus9SpeciesTaxom
Gitanopsis Sars, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Globosolembos Myers, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Haploops Liljeborg, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Harpinia Boeck, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Haustorius Müller, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyalella Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Idunella Sars, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Isocyamus Gervais and ..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Jassa Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Jerbarnia Croker, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Laetmatophilus Bruzelius, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Lembos Bate, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Lepidactylus Say, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Leptocheirus Zaddach, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Leptocotis Streets, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Lestrigonus Milne-Edwards, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgia Bate, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Lysianopsis Holmes, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropus Hock, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Metharpinia Schellenberg, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Metopella Sars, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Meximaera Ledoyer, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Microdeutopus Costa, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Microjassa Stebbing, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Microprotopus Norman, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Monocorophium Bousfield & ..., 19342SpeciesTaxom
Monoculodes Stimpson, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Neohaustorius Bousfield, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Nototropis Jordan, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Parahaustorius Bousfield, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Parametopella Gurjanova, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paramicrodeutopus Myers, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paraphronima Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pariphinotus Kunkel, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Pedicorophium Karaman, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Perioculodes Sars, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Photis Krøyer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Phronima Latreille, 18365SpeciesTaxom
Phronimopsis Claus, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Phtisica Slabber, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Platyischnopus Stebbing, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Podoceropsis Boeck, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Podocerus Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Protohaustorius Bousfield, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Protomedeia Krøyer, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohaustorius Bousfield, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotiron Chevreux, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhepoxynius J. L. Barnard, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Rudilemboides J. L. Barnard, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Ruffomaera Krapp-Schickel, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Salentinella Ruffo, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Siphonoecetes Krøyer, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenopleustes Sars, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Streetsia Stebbing, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Stygobromus Cope, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Synchelidium Sars, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Thyropus Dana, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Tiron Liljeborg, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Tmetonyx Stebbing, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Uhlorchestia Bousfield, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Unciola Say, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Urothoe Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Carolina
141 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthohaustorius bousfieldi Frame, 1980
Acanthohaustorius intermedius Bousfield, 1965
Acanthohaustorius millsi Bousfield, 1965
Aeginina longicornis Krøyer, 1842Long-horned skeleton shrimp
Americhelidium americanum Bousfield, 1973
Ameroculodes edwardsi Holmes, 1905
Ampelisca abdita Mills, 1964Mount Hamilton jewelflower
Ampelisca agassizi Judd, 1896
Ampelisca cristoides J.L. Barnard, 1954Grassland pricklypear
Ampelisca holmesi Pearse, 1908Ground rose
Ampelisca pugetica Stimpson, 1864Bluewood
Ampelisca schellenbergi Shoemaker, 1933Mt. Lassen clarkia
Ampelisca vadorum Mills, 1963Brewer's jewelflower
Ampelisca verrilli Mills, 1967Southern jewelflower
Amphiporeia virginiana Shoemaker, 1933Mt. Lassen clarkia
Amphithyrus bispinosus Claus, 1879
Amphithyrus sculpturatus Claus, 1879
Ampithoe longimana Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Ampithoe valida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Anamixis cavatura Thomas, 1997
Anchylomera blossevillei Milne Edwards, 1830
Apocorophium lacustre Vanhöffen, 1911
Bactrurus brachycaudus Hubricht & M..., 1940Short-tail bactrurid
Batea carinata Shoemaker, 1926
Bathyporeia parkeri Bousfield, 1973
Bathyporeia quoddyensis Shoemaker, 1949Enterprise clarkia
Bemlos unicornis Bynum & Fox, 1977
Biancolina brassicacephala Lowry, 1974Violets
Byblis brachycephala Mills, 1971Lyreleaf jewelflower
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella geometrica (Say, 1818)⇒ Caprella penantis Leach, 1814
Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767Ghost shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Cerapus tubularis Say, 1817Kudzu
Colomastix camura LeCroy, 1995
Colomastix halichondriae Bousfield, 1973
Colomastix tridentata LeCroy, 1995
Crangonyx disjunctus Zhang & Hols..., 2003
Crangonyx floridanus Bousfield, 1963Florida crangonyctid
Crangonyx gracilis S.I. Smith, 1871Northern lake crangonyctid
Crangonyx longicarpus Zhang & Hols..., 2003
Crangonyx longidactylus Zhang & Hols..., 2003
Crangonyx orientalis Zhang & Hols..., 2003
Crangonyx palustris Zhang & Hols..., 2003
Crangonyx pseudogracilis Bousfield, 1958Northern river crangonyctid
Crangonyx serratus Embody, 1910Serrate crangonyctid
Crassicorophium bonellii Milne Edwards, 1830
Cyamus boopis Lütken, 1870Whale-louse
Desdimelita desdichada J.L. Barnard, 1962
Deutella incerta Mayer, 1903
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Echinogammarus veneris Heller, 1865
Elasmopus levis (S. I. Smith, 1873)⇒ Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Eobrolgus spinosus Holmes, 1905
Ericthonius brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Eudevenopus honduranus Thomas & J. ..., 1983
Eurythenes gryllus Lichtenstein, 1822Amphipod
Gammaropsis sutherlandi Nelson, 1981Placid crayfish
Gammarus cohabitus Hosinger, Sh..., 2008
Gammarus daiberi Bousfield, 1969
Gammarus fasciatus Say, 1818
Gammarus jenneri Bynum & Fox, 1977
Gammarus minus Say, 1818
Gammarus mucronatus Say, 1818
Gammarus oceanicus Segerstråle, 1947Oceanic Scud
Gammarus palustris Bousfield, 1969
Gammarus tigrinus Sexton, 1939Fewflower evening primrose
Globosolembos smithi Holmes, 1905
Haploops setosa Boeck, 1871
Haploops similis Stephensen, 1925Narrowleaf stillingia
Haploops tubicola Liljeborg, 1856
Harpinia clivicola Watling, 1961
Harpinia crenulata Boeck, 1871
Harpinia propinqua Sars, 1891
Hyalella azteca Saussure, 1858Mexican Freshwater Shrimp
Idunella barnardi Wigley, 1966
Idunella clymenellae Mils, 1962
Isocyamus delphinii Guérin Ménev..., 1836
Jassa falcata (Montagu, 1808)⇒ Jassa marmorata Holmes, 1905
Laetmatophilus armatus (Norman, 1869)⇒ Laetmatophilus tuberculatus Bruzelius, 1859
Lembos ovalipes Myers, 1979Kolea
Lembos websteri Bate, 1857
Lepidactylus dytiscus Say, 1818
Leptocheirus plumulosus Shoemaker, 1932Jolon clarkia
Leptocotis tenuirostris Claus, 1871
Lestrigonus bengalensis Giles, 1887
Leucothoe spinicarpa Abildgaard, 1789
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Lysianopsis alba Holmes, 1905
Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Melita coroninii Heller, 1866
Melita nitida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Metharpinia floridana Shoemaker, 1933
Meximaera briani Krapp-Schickel, 2008
Meximaera diffidentia J.L. Barnard, 1969
Microprotopus raneyi Wigley, 1966Cusp dodder
Monocorophium cylindricum Say, 1818
Monocorophium tuberculatum Shoemaker, 1934
Neohaustorius schmitzi Bousfield, 1965
Nototropis minikoi A.O. Walker, 1905
Orchestia grillus Bosc, 1802
Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Paracaprella tenuis Mayer, 1903
Parahaustorius attenuatus Bousfield, 1965
Parahaustorius longimerus Bousfield, 1965
Parametopella cypris Holmes, 1905
Paramicrodeutopus myersi Bynum & Fox, 1977
Paraphronima gracilis Claus, 1879
Pariphinotus seclusus Shoemaker, 1933
Pedicorophium laminosum Pearse, 1912
Photis pugnator Shoemaker, 1945Mosquin's clarkia
Phronima atlantica (Guérin-Ménev..., 1836)⇒ Phronima sedentaria Forskal, 1775
Phronima colletti Bovallius, 1887
Phronima curvipes Vosseler, 1901
Phronima pacifica Streets, 1887Bladdernut
Phronima solitaria Guérin-Ménev..., 1836
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769Ghost Shrimp
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Podoceropsis inaequistylis Shoemaker, 1930Vine Hill clarkia
Protohaustorius deichmannae Bousfield, 1965
Protohaustorius wigleyi Bousfield, 1965
Pseudohaustorius americanus Pearse, 1908
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Rhepoxynius epistomus Shoemaker, 1938
Rhepoxynius hudsoni Barnard & Ba..., 1982
Rudilemboides naglei Bousfield, 1973
Ruffomaera williamsi Bynum & Fox, 1977
Salentinella delamarei macrocheles Coineau, 1968
Stenothoe georgiana Bynum & Fox, 1977
Stenothoe minuta Holmes, 1905
Streetsia porcella Claus, 1879
Stygobromus carolinensis Holsinger, 1978Carolina groundwater amphipod
Stygobromus chamberlaini Ellis, 1941
Stygobromus indentatus Holsinger, 1967Tidewater amphipod
Thyropus sphaeroma Claus, 1879
Tiron tropakis J.L. Barnard, 1972
Tmetonyx cicada Fabricius, 1780
Uhlorchestia spartinophila Bousfield & ..., 1986
Uhlorchestia uhleri Shoemaker, 1930
Unciola dissimilis Shoemaker, 1945Mosquin's clarkia

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in North Carolina
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
12
32
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderColomastigidea
Stebbing, 1899
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
6
11
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
7
9
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
18
55
76
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Amphipoda at artfakta.se
Amphipoda at biodiversity.org.au
Amphipoda at dyntaxa.se
Amphipoda at gbif.org
Amphipoda at irmng.org
Amphipoda at itis.gov
Amphipoda at marinespecies.org